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ledger 1. a flat horizontal slab of stone 2. a horizontal scaffold pole fixed to two upright poles for supporting the outer ends of putlogs 3. Angling a. a wire trace that allows the weight to rest on the bottom and the bait to float freely b. (as modifier): ledger tackle ledger [′lej·ər] (civil engineering) A main horizontal member of formwork, supported on uprights and supporting the soffit of the formwork. (engineering) The horizontal support for a scaffold platform. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The remainder was credited to her and debited to somebody else's account in the ledger kept by G-- Oh, primal energy, you say, Reverend Doctor--Well then, in the Ledger of Primal Energy. But sometimes a young fellow would look up from his ledger, or out through the grating of his father's bank, and let his eyes follow Lena Lingard, as she passed the window with her slow, undulating walk, or Tiny Soderball, tripping by in her short skirt and striped stockings. My Day-book and Ledger will evince this in a minute. |
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